One Health Forum and Public Dialogue
Monday, April 22, 2013
6:00pm - 8:30pm
The
Northeast Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, in
association
with the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine of Tufts
University School of Medicine, is sponsoring this forum and public
dialogue on One Health on Monday, April 22, 2013 (Earth Day),
6:00PM-8:30PM, in Room 114 of the Arthur M. Sackler Center
for Medical Education, Tufts University, Boston Campus.
The
forum will feature a panel that will consist of a physician,
veterinarian,
microbiologist and environmental scientist. The panel will present
their perspectives on the One Health Initiative (“a worldwide strategy
for expanding interdisciplinary collaborations and communications in all
aspects of health care for humans, animals and
the environment”, http://www.onehealthinitiative.com)
and then engage the audience in a discussion of the meaning of One
Health, its inclusion in educational and training programs,
incorporating the perspective into career paths, and how the One Health
Initiative can be promoted generally.
The
invited audience in includes undergraduates in pre-professional
programs,
graduate students in the biosciences, health professions students and
post-graduate trainees, although all who are interested are invited. A
light supper will be provided. The event is free, but registration is
required
